sachem

sachem

美 ['seɪtʃəm] 　英 ['seɪtʃəm]

• n.(某些北美印第安人的)酋长；〈谑〉大老板
• 网络首领；领导者；大酋长

词形变化

复数：sachems  

英汉解释

n.	1. (某些北美印第安人的)酋长 2. 〈谑〉大老板,首领,巨头 3. 〈美〉(纽约市民主党组织)坦慕尼协会 (Tammany Society) 的干事

英英解释

n.	1. a chief of a Native North American people or confederation, especially of the Algonquian people 2. a leader or official of Tammany Hall

例句

The Narragansett were made up of several sub-tribes, each with a chief (sachem). They survived by farming corn, hunting, and fishing.

纳拉甘西特族是由数个小部落所组成，每一个部落都有自己的首领（sachem），他们依靠谷物种植、狩猎及捕鱼维生。

The tribe comprised several villages, each with its own local chief, or sachem.

这一部落包含许多村庄，每个村庄都有自己的首领，或称之为酋长。

But a general council was never convened to raise up chiefs below the grace of a sachem.

不过，对于级别低于首领的酋长，从来不召开一次大会来推举他就职。

the offices of sachem and chieftain were hereditary among the Iroquois and other Indians, we have already seen.

我们已经看到，易洛魁人和其它印第安人的酋长职位是怎样继承的。

The gens deposes the sachem and war-chief at will.

氏族可以任意罢免酋长和酋帅。